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A Good Man Is Hard To Find: Short Story by Flannery O'Connor

13 reviews

studydniowka's review against another edition

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reflective medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.0

Is Flannery O’Connor a racist or I have some misinfo?
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thecheeseowl's review

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challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

This book is fascinating. There could be so many angles of discussion you can have with this story. You could talk about anything from the American prison system to how being stuck in the past negatively affects your relationships.
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sandy_21's review

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adventurous fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

1.5

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sambora's review against another edition

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dark sad fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

A customer recommended this novella to me because of our mutual adoration for Cormac McCarthy's works. I can definitely see seeds of his style here and I would recommend it likewise; if you are a fan on his it'd definitely be worth checking this out.

Originally written in the 50's, this is a southern gothic story of a family road trip gone very awry in a desperately dark way. 
The clean prose, the jilted language, the characterisation of each member of the family... it is all fantastic.
The abrupt nature of the story and it's happenings fit extremely well and makes satisfying that which on paper really ought not to be. I am impressed.

I'm not sure how many more of O'Connor's stories are still in print, but I shall certainly be keeping my eyes peeled for them.
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warmrats's review against another edition

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Read for my English course. Very interesting to analyze as a representation of Old South vs. New South and religious ideologies. 
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christianpunk's review against another edition

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dark mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

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reggiethebird's review

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challenging dark sad tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Plot
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

3.0

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ra22ouille's review against another edition

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dark reflective tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

Visceral
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kymzii's review

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dark tense medium-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? A mix
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? It's complicated
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.75

This is an excellent short story by Flannery O'Connor. After finishing the story, I instantly wanted to tell everyone about this and make them read it! Don't look up a synopsis, just go for it. 
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belladonnashrike's review

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dark mysterious tense fast-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? No
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? No
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? No

2.0

honestly did not feel bad for them. an okay read 
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